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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
9
Compare various dog breeds and their ice travel speeds and sprinting rates. Notes include Serakaehenle wrecks, Siberian huskies pulling 45 miles in five hours, Eskimo dogs covering long distances, greyhounds outrunning horses, and a dog beating a thoroughbred for four miles in six and a half minutes.
The text recounts the Gulf Stream discovery linked to Ponce de Leon and whalers from New England. It notes Benjamin Franklin receiving whaler data and publishing a chart for packet ships, and mentions delays due to Anglo-American tensions before hostilities ceased.
A physician claims celery cooked and eaten freely can cure rheumatism. The method includes boiling celery pieces in water, drinking the liquid, and serving the softened celery with milk and toast, nutmeg, and potatoes for warmth. The article notes strong confidence in celery’s healing power.
Fragmentary text shows a banker arguing about stepping beyond his role while a soapmaker and Wagner attempt new arts. The dialogue hints at ambition and public reception, with jagged punctuation and unclear names.
Curators report a decorative sword stick once part of a private collection has been returned to storage due to uncertain provenance. Affected publicity notes reference the item as a form of walking stick with embedded blade features.
A discussion on medieval preaching showing how sermons of the eighth to fifteenth centuries were often delivered in the vernacular and then translated into Latin. It contrasts Medieval and modern citation styles and notes the high ratio of Scriptural references in medieval sermons. Included is a brief humorous anecdote about a pie shortage from the Withington family.
London Tit-Bits reports extreme prices paid for cigarettes in wartime exchanges. A French lieutenant paid 1 000 francs for a cigarette to a brother officer, who resold it for nearly double. The record price of 250 pounds came from Napoleon III’s valise, sold at auction to aid Franco German war relief.
An oblique scene describes a young observer and a salesman in a crowded setting. The fragment mentions a teapot in Phil's Chamber and a Test, with references to neglect of schooling and items like slippers and pillowheels, suggesting a period voice and scattered catalog of objects and interactions.
The piece recalls George Washington's inaugural trip in New York City on April 30, 1789. It notes his coach drawn by six horses on that first state entry, the Bloomingdale Road now Broadway, and explains Manhattan's change since the republic's start with mentions of Central Park and four‑in‑hand coaches.
An American woman fluent in Italian but not in Italianized English recalls waiting in a Florence hotel parlor for a carriage. A miscommunication leads to a confusing exchange with a doorway boy who speaks in a way she could not fully parse, leaving her puzzled by the scene and its added tensions.
A fragmented note describes a plant called laugh ing lant with intoxicating seeds. It mentions a crate sized portion with yellow flowers and black bands, and compares its effects to Pancra nee. The text is unclear but implies strong, unusual reactions.
The text argues that a distorted habit of viewing events breeds misery while clear focus and optimistic attitudes drive success. It warns that a man fixed on fear and failure never thrives, while pessimism destroys lives just as optimism builds achievement.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no readable event, names, or places to summarize into a coherent news item.
Fragmented quotation from the Atchison Globe warns that even honest effort costs more than promised as the speaker stresses the maxim to avoid wrong for one’s own sake. The text reflects a moralizing tone typical of 19th century local papers.
An Australian parrot aboard a ship learned to swear and faced a cold bath as punishment. During a gale a heavy sea drenched the birds and crew, prompting the wet fowl to loudly accuse the swearing, shouting to the dripping flock.
A garbled ad style passage mentions dubious tonics and “laxative” tablets promising quick cures with phrases like no cure, no pay. It references marriages and social terms in a fragmented, period tone, highlighting questionable medicine claims and domestic anecdotes from a bygone era.
A collage of clippings includes teasing slang in a kitchen pudding exchange, claims of a blood purifier, a dead woman revived by tongue manipulation, a New York birth of five girls, digestion advice promoting Prickly Ash Bitters, a comic exchange about singing, a laxative pill ad with E Grove’s signature, and a marriage quip about self-improvement.
Charles Boy of Golombe testifies to amberlain's Gough Remedy curing chest colds and hoarseness in children. He praises its suitability for youngsters and claims many others improved after using it, noting one bottle often suffices. Sold by Ores Lo aa a.
Watton correspondence recalls Nebraska farming lands rising in value as drought drives land trades. Representative Stark notes a past drought drove a farmer to exchange 160 acres plus wagon for a deed, enabling relocation to Illinois and implying land value growth.
A Georgia woman near Athens reports a mule with a tail hair chewed by a rat. The rodent wove the hair into a nest on the mule and rested there until the woman disrupted the scene. The tale ends with a moral about gossip and wealth.
Executor E Franklin Clinescales seeks final settlement of T L Clinkacales estate in Anderson County. Court documents show notice to defendants including widow and children of Elam Swords, and Becka Swords. defendants must answer within twenty days or risk relief as demanded. The notice is dated April 17, 1902 and filed in Anderson County South Carolina.
Census shows 5,427,767 bachelors versus 3,224,494 spinster in the country. Exceeding 68 percent, bachelor surplus appears in every state as men pair off faster than women. Women marry younger, shaping the long term matrimony balance. Some quips conclude with observations on romance and marriage.
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